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groundsman at Manchester City’s Carrington Road training ground under Roy Rigby, who he has total respect for; “I learned a lot from Roy during my six year spell there.” Before that Lee worked at
Haydock Park Golf club and attended Myerscough College, where he gained a diploma in Horticulture along with NVQ levels 2 and 3 in sportsturf. Moving to Oldham is certainly a challenge Lee is looking forward too. He inherited a good pitch and experienced staff. Lee’s two assistants are Warren Cain and Chris Bailey, plus a trainee, Daniel Doherty, who work at the training grounds but assist Lee with prepping the stadium pitch when required.
attention and, when funds become available, I hope to replace them and add some new equipment” said Lee. “We currently have two old Ransomes Mastiffs, two newer Dennis G860 Cassette mowers (which definitely don’t need replacing), a Toro 2000 triple mower, a small tractor, a sprayer, a Bowcom line marker and two Lawnflight pedestrian rotaries.” One of the first jobs Lee did when he started in October was to get a full soil analysis of the stadium and training pitches to assess their make up, current nutrient status and thatch levels. As soon as the results came
back, it was a case of agreeing a suitable fertiliser programme tailored to meet the needs of the pitches.
The stadium pitch required a general feed and some trace elements to bring back calcium and magnesium levels. A granular feed of NPK 12:0:6 was applied in November, followed by a dose of turf hardener NPK 3:0:3 and trace
“Some of the machinery needs
elements (Cal-Form, Mag-Form and Magnet Rapide). “I like to aerate as often as possible to keep the surfaces open and free draining. Currently, the work is contracted out to John Grace of GLM Operations, who come in every six to eight weeks to verti-drain the stadium and training pitches. But, my long term goal is for the club to invest in our own aeration equipment, so that I can have a more flexible approach to aeration.” Now the worst of the weather has, hopefully, passed Lee will nurse the pitches through February and March, hoping that, at the same time, soil temperatures rise significantly to help them recover. As for next year’s renovations, Lee has his own ideas of what he would like to achieve, but he knows it will all be about what money the club has available. He is already seeking quotes for the works based on last year’s renovation, when the surface vegetation was heavily scarified to help stand up the Desso fibres, topdressed and overseeded with Bar 7.
“It will be more of the same, but with more time spent on the Boundary Park pitch as this is my main priority. I’m under no illusions that it’s going to be easy at Oldham. Life in the lower divisions is harder, with less money and resources available.” However, in the short time Lee has been at the Latics, he has enjoyed every minute of the job, and is pleased with the support he has had from the club. He knows it will take time to
move on and improve things. His ambition is to get recognised for producing good playing surfaces and help the club do well in progressing up the football league ladder.
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